Medan vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$758
🏠 One person rent
$189
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$189
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$121
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$43.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
55
48
😀 Quality of life
47
34
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.97M

The cost of living in Medan is 41% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8852nd and 9130th ($453 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 28th in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Peshawar ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6943rd and 8525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Peshawar

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Medan Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.64
$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$8.99
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$59.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$96
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
14.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$9.26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$4.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$2.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$1.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$10.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$2.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$44.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$33.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$3008

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Peshawar

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$394
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$373
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$381
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$371
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$496
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$446
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$438
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$456
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$504
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$280
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$391
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$253
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$335
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$447
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$393
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$344
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$306
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$359
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$309
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$313
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$447
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$379
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$286
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$396
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$339
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$450
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$468
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$340
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$397
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$401
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$440
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$371
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$350
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$346
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$734